Benjamin Garst^[1]

1850 - 1929  (78 years)

• Name	Benjamin Garst  [2]
  Birth	25 Apr 1850	Washington County, Tennessee, USA   [3, 4, 5]
  Gender	Male
  Residence	Feb 1882	Washington County, Tennessee, USA   [5]
  Census	1900	Washington County, Tennessee, USA   [4]
  	Civil District 14
  Census	1910	Washington County, Tennessee, USA   [6]
  	Civil District 14
  Cause of Death	Influenza  [7]
  Occupation	Farmer  [4, 5, 6]
  Research Notes	Find-a-Grave entry (and included photograph of gravestone) give a death year of 1928, but his obituary was published in January 1929, saying he “died Sunday at his home.”  [3, 7]
  Death	27 Jan 1929	Pleasant Valley, Washington County, Tennessee, USA   [3, 7]
  	At his home
  Burial	28 Jan 1929	Fairview United Methodist Church Cemetery, Jonesborough, Washington County, Tennessee, USA   [3, 7]
  Person ID	I13908	Mohr-Whalen | Branches: Relatives of K. Cosimano
  Last Modified	2 Sep 2020

  
  

  Father	Joel Garst
  Mother	Catharine Sherfy
  Family ID	F12104	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Martha Beals           b. 20 May 1847, Washington County, Tennessee, USA           d. 9 Jan 1879, Washington County, Tennessee, USA (Age 31 years)
  Children	+ 1. John Wesley Garst           b. 1 Nov 1872, Washington County, Tennessee, USA           d. 5 Jan 1952, Jonesborough, Washington County, Tennessee, USA (Age 79 years) + 2. Flora Elizabeth Garst           b. 7 Jan 1874, Tennessee, USA           d. 22 Jan 1962, Jonesborough, Washington County, Tennessee, USA (Age 88 years)   3. Etta Barbara Garst           b. Feb 1875, Tennessee, USA           d. 8 Jan 1963, Jonesborough, Washington County, Tennessee, USA (Age 87 years)   4. Martha A. Garst           b. Oct 1876, Tennessee, USA
  Family ID	F9413	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	5 Jan 2020

  
  

  Family 2	Mary Frances Archer           b. 16 Aug 1858             d. 3 May 1899, Tennessee, USA (Age 40 years)
  Marriage	19 Feb 1882	Washington County, Tennessee, USA   [5, 8]
  Children	1. Amanda Catherine Garst           b. Dec 1882, Jonesborough, Washington County, Tennessee, USA           d. 1913 (Age 30 years)   2. Anna E. Garst           b. Nov 1884, Tennessee, USA   3. Nora Ellen Garst           b. Nov 1886, Tennessee, USA           d. 1950 (Age 63 years) + 4. Julia V. Garst           b. Feb 1889, Washington County, Tennessee, USA           d. 18 Jul 1965, Washington County, Tennessee, USA (Age 76 years)   5. Vergie Delany Garst           b. Nov 1892, Tennessee, USA           d. 1972 (Age 79 years) + 6. Samuel Paul Elijah Garst           b. 2 Dec 1894, Jonesborough, Washington County, Tennessee, USA           d. Oct 1971 (Age 76 years)   7. Maudie M. Garst           b. 5 Jul 1897, Washington County, Tennessee, USA           d. 6 Aug 1897, Washington County, Tennessee, USA (Age 0 years)
  Family ID	F9459	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	28 Apr 2019

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 25 Apr 1850 - Washington County, Tennessee, USA Residence - Feb 1882 - Washington County, Tennessee, USA Marriage - 19 Feb 1882 - Washington County, Tennessee, USA Census - 1900 - Washington County, Tennessee, USA Census - 1910 - Washington County, Tennessee, USA Death - 27 Jan 1929 - Pleasant Valley, Washington County, Tennessee, USA Burial - 28 Jan 1929 - Fairview United Methodist Church Cemetery, Jonesborough, Washington County, Tennessee, USA
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources

  [S5389] Marlin Diehl, Find A Grave memorial for Flora Garst Carder, #95032426. [S5390] Death Certificate of Flora Elizabeth Garst Carder. [S5401] Donna Londeen, Find A Grave memorial for Benjamin Garst, #32790211. [S5420] 1900 US Census - Household of Benjamin Garst. [S5572] Marriage Registration of Benjamin Garst and Mary Frances Archer. [S5662] 1910 US Census - Household Benjamin Garst. [S5820] Obituary of Benjamin Garst. [S5573] Marriage License of Benjamin Garst and Mary Frances Archer.